Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
Running cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- number of pupils
- pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
- pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:
- communication and interaction
- cognition and learning
- social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
- sensory and/or physical needs
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Castle Hill High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | 100% | 43.9% |
|
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
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Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
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Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
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Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
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Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
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Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
|
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
|
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
|
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
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West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | 100% | 41.8% |
|
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
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Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ |
Special | 473 | 100% | 38.7% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- gross internal floor area
- average age of buildings
- whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Castle Hill High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 341 | Sign in to see | |
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Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | ||
|
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | ||
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Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY |
Special | 29 | ||
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Paddock School
London, SW17 0DZ |
Special | 220 | ||
|
College Park School
London, W2 4PH |
Special | 151 | ||
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Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Special | 160 | ||
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West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 527 | ||
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Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
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Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | ||
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Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | ||
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Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
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Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
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Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
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Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 235 | ||
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Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | ||
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Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | ||
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Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
|
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | ||
|
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
|
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | ||
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Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | ||
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Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | ||
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The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | ||
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Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | ||
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Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | ||
|
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ |
Special | 135 | ||
|
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | ||
|
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | ||
|
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||